"Stay happy and you'll be perfectly fine" - Jack Norris

Grey and small morning…again

Hello Friends,

Another morning with not much going on at the beach. A faint NE wind swell is lapping in under gloomy grey skies. Not much wind about – yet. Sets are struggling to make the waist high mark and they look to be pretty weak thanks to an average period of around 8 seconds. High levels of keenness required. Outlook is for the wind to be strong later and from the north. There’s a 90% chance of rain and it’ll be a steamy 29 later.

It’s hard to see any real improvement today and tomorrow looks as though it’ll be smaller – although one of the models is showing a brief medium period east pulse. All the models are showing a south pulse arriving on Friday. But we’re likely to have some SE wind with it, so I’m not getting too excited about the prospect. The longer range outlook is for a bit higher energy levels across next week, and if the wind plays nice, we might see some okay conditions at south spots. Monday morning in particular is looking hopeful.

Have yourself a fine old Wednesday and get up to some good where you can!
TIDES: H @1145, L @1800

The greyness and smallness continue at 0730
The greyness and smallness continue at 0730

Forecast issued at 4:10 am EDT on Wednesday 19 February 2014.
Weather Situation
A low pressure trough will deepen over eastern NSW today and Wednesday as a strong cold front approaches southeastern Australia. North to northeasterly winds will strengthen over coastal waters Wednesday, before a southwest to southeasterly change crosses most coastal waters on Thursday. A high pressure ridge will maintain south to southeasterly winds over NSW Coastal Waters during Friday and the weekend.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Sydney Coastal Waters
Winds
Northerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
Swell
South to southeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Isolated thunderstorms from the late morning.
Thursday 20 February
Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 knots before shifting east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre around midday.
Swell
Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Friday 21 February
Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.